Yassine
ياسينIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Yā-Sīn, the two opening letters of sura 36
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Yacine, Yaseen, Yasin, Yassin
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
- Scholars differ about this name.
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Opening letters of Qur’an chapters: scholars differ
Imam Malik is reported to have disliked naming a child Yasin or Taha, since they are the opening letters of suras. Most scholars, including Hanafi muftis, say it is not disliked, and the name is widely given in Morocco.
Confidence: medium
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